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stevethefiddle wrote:

joeseg wrote:I'm not keen on using alpha versions

I understand your hesitancy, but 1.3.10 alpha is the same as 1.3.9 with some bug fixes. The developers are not adding any new features, just killing all known bugs before it is released as Audacity 2.0 (stable).

Any idea when the 2.0 might come out?

You could try the 1.3 current release. That one's not alpha software. Don't let the "Unstable Beta Software" label fool you. The current 1.3 release versions are minutes away from being re-released as the new stable version. The last two new Macs will not run Audacity 1.2, so 1.3 is the whole ball ...

I think I'm going to cross my fingers and hope that a new fixed version comes out soon. Meanwhile, I can record in 1.26 - it is only a single voice track and then work on it with 1.39. I'm not keen on using alpha versions

I have both 1.26 and 1.39 installed on the same machine, using the same USB mic. When I use 1.26, the recording works just fine. I get a full dynamic range, no issues. When I use 1.39, the input level tops out at around 0.5 and will clip if higher input levels are used. The waveform on the screen is...

I ran into this too and the fix for me was to go into the preferences and change the directory to something other than the default temp directory. Personally I chose my recording directory and created a new folder there called temp. Since making that change I haven't had this problem. This workarou...